Got my Hawaii '04 (black)

Hawaii_Wasabi · 05-23-2004, 07:46 PM

Just got mine in Hilo, Hawaii. Subaru is detailing the car for me over the weekend so i get to pick it up on Monday afternoon, at which point I hand them over the keys to my Mazdaspeed (trade-in). Hooray!

thermobox · 05-23-2004, 08:16 PM

welcome

Pirana · 05-24-2004, 08:48 AM

Another turns into the dark side, hehehe. Welcome, I'am also an ex-Protege owner.

Hawaii_Wasabi · 05-24-2004, 12:25 PM

Quick question about the break in period:
We're supposed to be gentle with the car for the first 1k miles, but the dealer was taking the car to 5k when taking me on the test drive. He was going 50ish on 15mph corners to demo the handling. I asked about the break-in but he said that you just need to stay away from the redline and be sure not to hold high rpms for extended periods during th break-in period.
I bought the car taking his (the sales rep) word on the break-in. Is he correct, or do I have an abused engine now? The car has 89 miles on it, so I can only assume that the car has been test driven similarly for those miles.

mdefalco25 · 05-24-2004, 01:27 PM

Technically, from what people/manual states, you are not suppose to go over 4K for the first 1K miles. A lot of people are posting that it is very hard and sometimes go over that w/o any problems. When mine comes in, I am not going over 4K. Also, not sure if you are aware of this, but you can set the odomotor to beep at what ever RPM you choose. That way you can focus on driving versus what your RPM's are at. Just a thought.

mdefalco25 · 05-24-2004, 01:28 PM

Technically, from what people/manual states, you are not suppose to go over 4K for the first 1K miles. A lot of people are posting that it is very hard and sometimes go over that w/o any problems. When mine comes in, I am not going over 4K. Also, not sure if you are aware of this, but you can set the odomotor to beep at what ever RPM you choose. That way you can focus on driving versus what your RPM's are at. Just a thought.

05-23-2004, 07:46 PM	#1
Hawaii_Wasabi Amateur STI Driver Posts: 19 IWSTI Addict since: May 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	Just got mine in Hilo, Hawaii. Subaru is detailing the car for me over the weekend so i get to pick it up on Monday afternoon, at which point I hand them over the keys to my Mazdaspeed (trade-in). Hooray! This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

05-24-2004, 01:28 PM	#6
mdefalco25 Professional STI Driver Car: Silver 05 WRX STi Fav Mod: Advan RGIIs Location: Bloomington IL Posts: 434 IWSTI Addict since: Apr 2004 Trader Rating: (2)	Technically, from what people/manual states, you are not suppose to go over 4K for the first 1K miles. A lot of people are posting that it is very hard and sometimes go over that w/o any problems. When mine comes in, I am not going over 4K. Also, not sure if you are aware of this, but you can set the odomotor to beep at what ever RPM you choose. That way you can focus on driving versus what your RPM's are at. Just a thought. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

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05-23-2004, 08:16 PM	#2
thermobox Spec C Club Posts: 2,022 IWSTI Addict since: Nov 2003 Trader Rating: (0)	welcome

05-24-2004, 08:48 AM	#3
Pirana Professional STI Racer Car: 2003 Mazdaspeed Location: Somewhere in Time... Posts: 603 IWSTI Addict since: Jan 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	Another turns into the dark side, hehehe. Welcome, I'am also an ex-Protege owner.

05-24-2004, 12:25 PM	#4
Hawaii_Wasabi Amateur STI Driver Posts: 19 IWSTI Addict since: May 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	Quick question about the break in period: We're supposed to be gentle with the car for the first 1k miles, but the dealer was taking the car to 5k when taking me on the test drive. He was going 50ish on 15mph corners to demo the handling. I asked about the break-in but he said that you just need to stay away from the redline and be sure not to hold high rpms for extended periods during th break-in period. I bought the car taking his (the sales rep) word on the break-in. Is he correct, or do I have an abused engine now? The car has 89 miles on it, so I can only assume that the car has been test driven similarly for those miles.

05-24-2004, 01:27 PM	#5
mdefalco25 Professional STI Driver Car: Silver 05 WRX STi Fav Mod: Advan RGIIs Location: Bloomington IL Posts: 434 IWSTI Addict since: Apr 2004 Trader Rating: (2)	Technically, from what people/manual states, you are not suppose to go over 4K for the first 1K miles. A lot of people are posting that it is very hard and sometimes go over that w/o any problems. When mine comes in, I am not going over 4K. Also, not sure if you are aware of this, but you can set the odomotor to beep at what ever RPM you choose. That way you can focus on driving versus what your RPM's are at. Just a thought.